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The number of building and other permits issued by the Ruidoso Planning Department, the amount of fees collected and the dollar value of construction work in May exceeded the totals for the preceding four months.

“We’ve been busy,” Ruidoso Planning Director Bradford Dyjak said Tuesday. “We’re well ahead of where we were last year in terms of evaluation, permits fees and the number of permits. I think about 56 permits ahead of where were last year.

“I think we’re showing some good strong indicators here and decent commercial as well. We’re seeing three to four new homes per month and that’s encouraging. There were seven new homes in February alone, so things are moving along and keeping us busy.”

During the month of May, 83 permits were issued for a construction value of $2,330,585.89 and generating fees of $21,790.98. The total includes four new homes with a building value of $1,519,434. The homes are being built by Sierra Blanca Enterprises at $301,529; by R & G Construction and Design for $648,393.92; by Dancing Bear Homes Inc for $322,597.76 and by Current Electric at $246,913.

Commercial construction on Alto Pines Trail was listed at a value of $244,380.

The May fees of $21,791 compare to $16,168 in April. The 2017 May amount also was more than for May 2016. Eight-three permits were issued in May 2017 compared to 76 in May 2016, and 69 in April 2017.

The total fees collected from January through May totaled $89,509.60. Of that amount, $32,453.47 stemmed from work in the unincorporated area of the county around Ruidoso, up from $23,959 in 2016. Work within the village accounted for $57,053.13 in fees, about $7,000 more than last year.